. >> when the work is done here, we can support our families and pay our taxes and buy the things other americans make. that is what is means when the label says union. ♪ look for the union label when you are buying ♪ >> you may remember that commercial from 1978. a lot has danged since then. the bureau of labor statistics says the unionization rate fell to the lowest level since the 1930s. among the hardest hit teachers and other public is sector workers in cash strapped states and cities around the country. >>> the new you state of the art sf jazz center opens with a star filled going on as we speak. a few blocks from city hall at franklin and fell in hey's valley. >> reporter: this is just a taste of what tonight's sold out crowd will hear. the first jazz artist to win a grammy of best new artist. the legendary mccoy tyner on piano. grammy winning saxophonist and on drums a member of the sf jazz collective. >> it is nice to have a place dedicated to jazz where you can just play music and just kind of have fun and jazz still fills a lot. ♪ >> musicians say there is no place othe